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Question
Explain a person walking past a railway line, in the middle of night hears a ringing sound along with the sound of his footsteps.
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Solution
When the vibrations produced by the feet of the person are impressed on the rails, they vibrate with forced vibrations, thereby producing a loud sound.
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